Year 1
Mrs Lewis and Mrs DochertyWelcome to Year 1
Childhood in the 1950s
In preparation for our visit to Beamish next week, Hannah came into school to talk about the new ‘Romer Parrish’ toy shop at Beamish which is a replica of the 1950s toy shop in Middlesbrough. We talked about how the toys that we play with today are different from the...
The Part-Whole Model
Year 1 have been learning that the part-whole model is a pictorial representation that shows the relationship between a whole and its parts. This is useful to help our understanding of addition and subtraction. We used children, beanbags, shapes and animals to...
Less than, greater than or equal to?
Year 1 have been introduced to Colin the Crocodile today he has been helping us to compare numbers using the vocabulary ‘Less than, great than and equal to.’ We have had lots of fun comparing numbers and feeding Colin the bigger number then reading the number...
Map Making
Today we had a visit from Zor from planet Nebulon, he landed in our school and needed help finding his way around our classroom. He asked us to create a map of our classroom to show the location of different objects in the classroom such as tables, chairs and the...
Fundamental skills
Year One have been working with the coach from NUFC today to perfect their throwing and catching skills. They have worked so hard. Keep up your hard work and great attitudes Year One!
Cutting & Juicing
Year 1 have been learning all about fruit and vegetables in our Design Technology unit ‘Making Smoothies’. We know how to tell the difference between fruits and vegetables and we know which foods grow below or above the ground. This lesson we discussed how to prepare...
Councillor Visits Assembly
In assembly this week, the children were very lucky to have a visit from Councillor Joe Sowerby. He spoke to the children about his role as a councillor and shared with them how he campaigned to win votes in the election. The children will soon be holding their own...
Reading Buddies
This term, our Key Stage 2 and 1 children have been paired up as reading buddies. Each Friday, the children will select a book to read with their buddy and enjoy. As you can see from the photos, it was wonderful to see our older and younger children reading together.
Pulse and Rhythm
In Year 1 Music lessons the children will be learning how to identify the pulse & rhythm within music. Today the children worked with Miss Christie, our music specialist, to identify and clap out the pulse and rhythm in a song and understand the difference between...
Thandiwe Muriu
In Art this term Year 1 have been exploring African art. We have investigated traditional African art, cultures and traditions. We began by exploring various materials to create our own patterns using different shapes, lines and colours. We then researched the...
Grow your own potatoes!
Year 1 have enjoyed taking part in the ’Grow your own potatoes’ project. First, we had to chit the seed potatoes which involved leaving them on a sunny windowsill for 2 weeks. Then, we planted them and left them to grow for 12 weeks. Yesterday, we finally harvested...
Sports Day 2024
A big well done to the children for participating in their Sports Day today and a huge thank you to all the parents who came along to support and cheer the children on. The children in Years 1, 2 and 3 were very enthusiastic this morning and showed good sportsmanship...